Printmaking with woodblocks Workshop
2 Hours Hands on workshop – POA
No experience necessary.
Registration : Please contact me if you would like to register for this workshop at a Bayside venue.
Learn how to use wood blocks for printing onto fabric, creating a unique shopping bag. I provide a number of my original different wood block designs featuring botanic imagery for you to choose from. We will practice printing on paper first and then create your own hand printed shopping tote.
No materials necessary, everything you need to create a your own bag will be provided at the workshop. Wear something comfortable that you don’t mind getting messy! This course is best suited to adults.
Description
2 Hours Hands on workshop
No experience necessary.
Registration : Please contact me if you would like to register for this workshop at a Bayside venue.
Relief printing with woodblocks
Learn how to use wood blocks for printing onto fabric, creating a unique shopping bag. I provide a number of my original different wood block designs featuring botanic imagery for you to choose from. We will practice printing on paper first and then create your own hand printed shopping tote. No materials necessary, everything you need to create a your own bag will be provided at the workshop. Wear something comfortable that you don’t mind getting messy! This course is best suited to adults.
Wood block printing is an exciting process, each print is similar yet different, the thrill of the reveal when pulling a print from a woodblock never gets old!
Everyone paints at a different rate, you may finish your painting during the workshop or want to take things slowly, there’s no rush this is a fun and mindful process. You get to take home your paint kit as part of the workshop – so there’s no pressure, you can carry on at home.
I provide a handout sheet to remind you of the simple techniques we will have covered No materials necessary, everything you need to create an artwork will be provided at the workshop. Wear something comfortable that you don’t mind getting messy! This course is best suited to adults.
Watercolour paints are infinitely flexible, this workshop is a great introduction to their amazing properties.
What You’ll get to take home: A unique shopping tote bag.
What you’ll be provided with: A plain canvas tote bag, a variety of unique woodblock designs to choose from, inks, tools, brayers, rollers, practice paper.
What you’ll learn: How to make handmade prints on fabric. You will have clear guidance through the process to make your own hand printed shopping bags.
Who will be teaching? Karen Smith, an experienced professional designer and artist, and craft enthusiast who shares her enjoyment of the entire creative process from concept ideas, through to beautiful finished pieces of handmade work.
Please note the maximum number of participants for this course will be 6, this is a comfortable number for a group session, allowing you to have a chance to participate in group discussisons, and for me to give each of you a a good level of attention. The minimum number for each session is 4, if we dont meet that number 5 days before the scheduled date for the session, the class will be cancelled and a full refund issued.